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In a significant step towards strengthening India's traditional healthcare infrastructure through an integrative approach, a virtual meeting was recently convened to discuss the establishment of a Department of Integrative Medicine at the TATA IISc Medical School, Bengaluru.

Deliberations centred around the urgent need to blend the strengths of contemporary medicine with the time-tested practices of traditional systems like Ayurveda to enhance healthcare delivery, medical education, and research.

The participants unanimously agreed on developing a White Paper on Integrative Medicine, outlining its scope and strategic applications in clinical practice, academics, and scientific inquiry.

The...